Open Thread: Cubs vs. Padres, Thursday 5/15, 1:20 CT
by Al Yellon on May 15, 2008 11:30 AM CDT
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There's a game today? I thought all you guys wanted to talk about was the Cubs' acquisition of Jim Edmonds.
Here's what Cardinal fans think:edmonds is a cub. and they can have him. he’ll probably fare better in wrigley than he did in petco park, where he hit .091 (3 hits in 33 trips), but he’s washed up nonetheless. the cardinals moved him so he wouldn’t block their prized cf prospect, colby rasmus; the cubs just acquired him and another castoff, reed johnson, to block the path of their young stud cfer, felix pie. better them than us.
Padres fans weigh in, too. (That post also contains a really frightening photo. Beware!)
"There is really no negative in it," Hendry said. "You're not giving up players. You're not spending a lot of dollars, so you look at things like that and, hopefully, he'll be able to give us at least a great portion of the Jim Edmonds we all knew and used to fear in a lot of ways."
Well, we'lll see. In the meantime, Bruce Miles reminds us of a confrontation between Edmonds and Carlos Zambrano in July 2004:
Zambrano hit Edmonds with a pitch in the first inning at Wrigley Field. In the fourth, Edmonds hit a homer and admired his drive a little too long for Zambrano's liking.
Zambrano struck out Edmonds in the sixth and did a little finger-wagging. In the eighth, Scott Rolen homered off Zambrano, who then drilled Edmonds and was ejected.
Here's the game in question, July 19, 2004. The Cardinals won 5-4.
Shockingly, Jay Mariotti gets it right today:Know what amuses me about Cubdom? If Jim Edmonds rips a game-winning home run today, 40,000 fans will develop instant amnesia about why they hate him. They'll jump, scream, dance, bow, shimmy, do the Soulja Boy thing, demand a curtain call, scream louder when he doffs his blue cap, sing "Go Cubs Go" and vanish merrily into a Wrigleyville afternoon while reminding their friends, "Dude, I told you Edmonds was a good pickup."
He's right. Now, on to the actual game today.
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Jim Edmonds is 10-for-38 lifetime against Greg Maddux with three doubles and two HR. Maddux has thrown pretty well this year, although he had one really bad start vs. Arizona where he gave up nine earned runs. Of the 5 HR he's allowed, three of them were in his first start of the year.
We all love Maddux, but as far as I'm concerned, he can win his next start.
Ryan Dempster has been consistent all year -- going at least six innings in six of his seven starts so far. He still needs to stop walking so many hitters -- averaging more than three walks per start. Brian Giles absolutely kills him -- .406/.487/.750 (13-for-32, 3 doubles, a triple, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 6 BB). Otherwise he handles these guys pretty well, apart from, of all people, Maddux, who is 2-for-5 lifeetime vs. Dempster (a single, a double).
Today's game is on CSN -- no San Diego TV, so Cub fans won't be subjected to the bleatings of the worst announcer in baseball, Matt Vasgersian. For more see the MLB.com Mediacenter.
MLB.com Gameday (2007 version)
MLB.com Gameday (2008 version)
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Today's overflow comment thread will post at 2:45 pm CT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Pie
has been sent down to AAA.
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 15, 2008 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
thanks...sorry, I just read the a.m. post
Can that really be good for Pie’s morale? I suppose Al is right though, they can always bring him back up…..I think the 300K would be better spent subsidizing a discount on beer for a few games.
Truth of the matter is
its not good for Pie’s morale. This is a trial and error situation. Lou has been working with Pie for a while now, and most likely feels its still hasn’t paid off. He’s suppose to go get more reps in AAA and refine his game. Hopefully this is just a bump in Pie’s road to the bigs.
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 15, 2008 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Good god.
Can we beat this dead (Eight Belles) horse anymore?!! Let’s wait and see what happens, people. What’s done is done.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Agreed.
And disagree w/ Hendry’s “No negatives” assertion. It’s not a negative when you’re hindering the development of your most coveted prospect?
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
I get to watch him in Des Moines...
Lucky me.
The scoreboard guy at Iowa Cubs games thinks it’s really funny to post this on the video scoreboard on games when Pie plays:
“TODAY’S GAME IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NUMBER 3.14”
I’ll give Hendry the benefit of the doubt on this one for a change. He’s had an amazing offseason and season thus far with Kosuke and Johnson, so this can’t be that bad, can it?
Help me Obi-ONEDEC. You're our only hope.
That IS funny.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Math humor ROCKS~!
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
OK...
How about: There are 10 kinds of people in this world. Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
Dome-san!!
by Goat Whisperer on May 15, 2008 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow...
that’s fantastic.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably better than this one...
There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can’t.
by John Q Freejazz on May 15, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
[Obligatory comment about being/first/second/third]
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
if edmonds plays well
I’ll gladly admit that I was wrong.
If he doesn’t play well. Well then I was right.
4th
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
Great Story if Edmonds Is Cubs' Savior
Not bloody likely, though. I would also love to be wrong about Edmonds.
Jesus Edmonds looks HUGE in that picture
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
It kinda looks like...
...he’s trying to carry a keg of beer. I bet he’s doing bicep curls in the corner of the clubhouse with full barrels of beer as he further alienates his teammates as they celebrate their World Series victory. He’s probably focusing on getting strong enough to run through the ivy & brick of Wrigley Field a few years later.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Whew...
At first I thought the Cubs had signed Jim Edmonds…I feel better knowing it was just Jesus Edmonds instead…
Someone needs to remind Mariotti
he’s not a 27 year old beat writer….
They’ll jump, scream, dance, bow, shimmy, do the Soulja Boy thing…..
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Not to mention...
...who the hell shimmies anymore??
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I shimmy
but then again I’m 22 and get dragged into dancing bars. Sadly Mariotti does it get it right. I won’t cheer for him until he has a hell of a month. Only way I see myself enjoying seeing that pompous troll around CF. I wonder how many routine fly balls he turns into highlight reel catches for us?
"You just don't know understand how frustrating this is"- Kevin Borseth
Dancing bars as in
Clubs?
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
All this talk
about how Ed is a bad clubhouse guy, (someone give some instances). People who say that Ed is a hot dog & purposely dives for balls to make highlight reels are not thinking clearly. Why would a professional ball-player do that? Think about it. Just kills me that people that don’t like Ed will say anything to down him. Let’s remember that Ed has 8 gold gloves. Gold Gloves don’t come from playing defense in a hot dog way. For a CF, they come from speed to get to the gaps, understanding hitter preferences and lining up appropriately & taking prudent routes to fly balls. Ed is pro. He might be done, he might not. Let’s just see, can we at least give him a chance? If he makes the team better, great! If not, kick him to the curb.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on May 15, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
You're really stickin' with this Ed thing, eh?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Yep.
Does it really bother you? At least I don’t spell it like some do, “Edmunds”.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on May 15, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Souljay Boy?
YOUUUUUUUUUU
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
You could get Supermanned for asking that question, you know. I’d be careful.
by HereComesASpecialBoy on May 15, 2008 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Supermanned?
Man, I didn’t realize how old I am until right now. Seriously, is he a rapper?
So nobody has to see the scroll bar on my posts!!!!
half-shirt
ahahaha. the awesome half-shirt. living in st. louis, i for one am TIRED of seeing those.
Padres announcers defense
Considering the last two years I’ve heard every National League announcer from Extra Innings and MLB.TV I have to say I was actually entertained by the Padres announcing last night. They were honest and shared some of my opinions.
Of course I’d much rather hear Len and Bob who I’ve truly enjoyed listening to for the last couple years.
Anyone hear Tony Kornheiser took a buyout?
http://www.reuters.com/article/artsNews/idUSN1449566220080515
This is JUST like the last season of THE WIRE, The Greatest Show of All-Time. Even the best of the best writers get bought out by the media bigwigs, assholes.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Did you read the article?
“Kornheiser, 59, has not written a regular column for the paper’s print edition since 2006, a Web search site shows, but excerpts from his “Talking Points” video program on washingtonpost.com run on page 2 of the paper’s sports section. Kornheiser also is an analyst for ESPN’s Monday Night Football.”
“I love the paper. They were great to me every day that I was there,” he told Reuters. “But I don’t do much for the paper anymore.”
No, I just posted a link I didn't read.
After Bissinger’s rant last week, you think newspapers would want to RETAIN important, name-recognition personas such as Tony’s. I didn’t include that portion because it doesn’t really say how he was paid – pro-rated for his services? Salary? Kinda hard to say how much he’s worth without knowing this.
And did you read the article? Or just hit ctrl+c and ctrl+v?
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Bissinger on Costas
When he was on the HBO show with Costas, I found it ironic that Bissinger was using bleeping language in criticizing the bleeping material that is seen on a lot of blogs. What a way to be a pot calling the kettle black!
The man can write, that's for sure...
...but he’s a bit crazy. Sure, 99% of the sports blogs suck, but ones like BCB make it all worth it, right?
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
He's Got Legitimate Gripes
I loved Friday Night Lights, by the way. I’m glad he was visibly angry on the show in expressing his points. There’s a lot of garbage in the blogosphere. However, viewers would have paid more attention to his actual, legitimate complaints, had he been able to use a cleaner mouth.
I'm evangelic
about Friday Night Lights but his performance with Costas was foam-at-the-mouth batshit crazy
For the equivalent of a a few PTI-like blurbs...
just to have his name associated with the paper, it hardly seems worth it. At any price. Tough times for newspapers these days.
Tony K the columnist left the Post quite a while ago. Seems like old news…
Screw Mariotti.
What fan base doesn’t do that as a whole? Seriously? You’re supposed to go back into Wrigleyville and murmur under you breath about how “Tomorrow he’ll probably strike out.”
I hate * fans like that. Be happy your team won for christ sakes.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
My thoughts exactly.
After reading that snippet I wondered, “Did that really need to be said? You’re getting PAID to write this?!”
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Cubs lineup
Soriano, LF
Theriot, SS
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Fukudome, RF
Edmonds, CF
Cedeno, 2B
Blanco, C
Dempster, P
Two lefties in a row?
Someone explain that one to me. scratches head
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
Point was?
I thought the point of another lefty power hitter was to break up the lineup righty lefty?
Its a bad idea
YOU STAT MAN, should know this.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
It actually works out given the cyclical nature of a lineup.
You make up for the extra 40 or so PAs by pitchers a season by the runs you score having a guy on base for the top of your lineup more often.
Uh-oh.
I think we had this argument a few weeks back. And it was shown that can account for something like 9 or 11 runs MORE per year.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's a stupid idea...
...but stats are stats. It only works for the right teams, though, too. We don’t mind if Z or Marquis are hitting 9th, right?
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
OK, fine
Although Ill agree with 100+ years of baseball as opposed to a manager in St Louis and a copycat manager in Milwaukee whos former boss (Bobby Cox) thinks its idiotic.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Things change...
People used to think walks weren’t a good thing. Then, they thought walks were okay but swinging aggressively was much better. People used to throw their starters for the entire game. The game evolves. It may be that people don’t embrace the idea of batting the pitcher 8th. It may be that the stats aren’t right. But the “this is the way we’ve always done it” argument is pretty poor logic.
by SouthernCub on May 15, 2008 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, at the rist of invoking this name...
...Bill James stated in a recent radio interview that batting the catcher and pitcher eighth and ninth was really an arbitrary decision made in the early days of baseball that was never really questioned. There wasn’t much thought put into it besides, well, those guys are usually the weakest hitters, so bat ‘em last. I just don’t think the idea should be dismissed outright just because it clashes with tradition.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
'Things change' is poor logic too
Soon enough Larussa will go away and so will the pitcher hitting 8th all the time in a lineup. Say Micah Owings, Dontrelle, possibly Z and some other good hitters batting 7th or 8th over someone like Rey Ordonez or some other defense only guy.
But everyday-———is a poor decision IMO. I hope Lou and no future manager of the Cubs even entertains the idea.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
That's not my argument...
that’s my argument as to why your argument is using poor logic. I’m in the boat that believes the stats may have it right in this case.
by SouthernCub on May 15, 2008 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Stats are like your brother in law
they lie.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Only when you don't understand what they're saying...
I’m not saying that batting the pitcher 8th is definitely better. I’m just saying it’s really short-sighted and illogical to argue that it’s wrong simply because tradition did it differently.
by SouthernCub on May 15, 2008 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
OK
In the last three posts you have explained your point. I get it, thanks.
Ill believe tradition, the other 28 managers, my knowledge and others to think it is a dumb idea.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
And you may be right...
But all of those reasons you’ve listed are based entirely on tradition, rather than any experimentation or scientific thought. Tradition MAY be right in this case, but I’d rather have evidence supporting it rather than just tradition.
by SouthernCub on May 15, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
OK
So the stats that cwyers or whoever can present are compiling stats for about the last 1.5-2 season for about 1 or 2 teams. Whereas they are being compared to 120 years of doing that another way. So basically the stats someone can present will represent less than 1% of the history of baseball.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
The history of baseball...
DIDN’T THINK ABOUT IT!!! That’s the point. They’ve blindly done it this way, ignoring the possibility that there may be a better way. That’s the point.
Also, I’m not sure what the relevance of the application to the full 100 years matters. The game is different now. The relevant years are the most recent years, because those are the ones that are going to be most similar to what is going to happen this year and the next year.
by SouthernCub on May 15, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Ill agree to disagree with your
view that my logic is off. Moving on.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
No, that's not how statistics prove this
You don’t look at the small sample size of Larussa’s lineup and say “See it works!”
You build a statistical model and project what would happen based on a given lineup. You’re assuming statistics can only work backwards on a problem.
Exactly.
I’ve never once looked at the Cardinals and their run scoring in relation to lineup position. What I’ve looked at is a model of how teams score runs, and what that model says about run scoring.
You can argue with the assumptions of that model, but to dismiss the idea that models can tell you anything about baseball is absurd and irrational.
by cwyers on May 15, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
you couldn't be more right about my brother-in-law
BBWAA's name should be changed to "Power in the hands of Fools"
I know...
I thought the point of this was to break up the righties?
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 15, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Its also
important for Lou to make sure he can hit. I agree with Cedeno and Blanco behind him. IMO tomorrow youll see Edmonds 7th or 8th, until Lou can see if Edmonds can hit DOME isnt going anywhere
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
And that's where the fear comes in:
Edmonds taking up big league PAs trying to prove he can bat.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Lou's old.
He forgets.
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
his diebetes doesn't help
If he forgets to eat….
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
The Pads...
...have no lefties available for today’s game. Their only bullpen lefty through a boatload of pitches the other day. I’ll bet Fukudome is in the 2hole tomorrow.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
My only meager guess...
...as to why Lou didn’t move Dome to the two-hole and drop Theriot is that Theriot has been red hot lately. It’s the hot hand thing again. That’s the best I can do.
And, FWIW, I wouldn’t mind if Lou tried batting the pitcher eighth—I think it’s going to be an increasingly popular thing in baseball in coming years. Lou, however, has gone on record repeatedly that he prefers the traditional approach and won’t do it.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
I'm the biggest Riot fan around
but we can please switch him and ONEDEC in the field?
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
But if ONEDEC was out there, that play yesterday
would have looked routine. What’s the fun in that?
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
Your sarcasm is noted
But seriously, that was an awesome catch
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
I'm a big Riot fan.
More of just a funny comment than any hate on Riot. He reminds me of me when I played.
Only he can hit.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
Haha touche.
Actually, I’m the same way. Only I never grew the PornoStache.
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
Lou can't/won't do that so long as Theriot is the starting shortstop...
...for a variety of reasons. It aggravates me to no end, but there it is.
Anyone good at photoshop?
I was watching Hendry’s press conference about signing the new guy (his name has been mentioned too much lately), and he had a striking resemblence to the evil Emperor in Star Wars….no fake eye lenses required.
Take a look….put a hood over his head and you’ll laugh your ass off! :-)
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
Take a look where?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh good, you're here.
Let’s start the pictures of Edmonds; I give you approval to start.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I think I'll wait for him to actually do something good/bad first.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I have a photoshopped picture...
of Edmonds and Marquis that I am sure everyone has seen. Not sure how appropriate it is to post here though.
I'm intrigued...
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I was hoping you could do this
the CCSN broadcast….it was just on.
It really was uncanny…I laughed very hard.
But then, I’m easily amused…
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
sorry..i missed it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure it will be on again later today....
You are so good with these kind of manipulations….any picture of Hendry slouched behind the mic would do….
It’s mostly his eyes….and the bags under them (nothing personal to Jim, of course)
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
Cheering for Edmonds is Easy!
STEP 1: CHEER FOR EDMONDS
STEP 2: 
Dome-san!!
by Goat Whisperer on May 15, 2008 12:18 PM CDT reply actions
He looks like he pulled the hat too far down on his head.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
My eyes!
The goggles do nothing!
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
got it….
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 15, 2008 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Jimminy jillikers, I figured someone would.
:D
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
mommy
I feel dirty. Make the bad man stop.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait so if Edmonds hits a walk off....
We’re all going to be singing Go Cubs Go while doing the Soulja Boy?
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
Yes, that's the plan. Go practice. Now.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Didn't Soulja Boy
sample “Go Cubs Go?”
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually I take that back.
There should be no need for a walkoff.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
Can you picture it?
Right now, Jim Edmonds is a Cub. At this very moment, he’s probably getting settled in the Cubs clubhouse. He’s trying on the uniform, finding a bat, and meeting the guys.
Meanwhile, across the room, a very large, angry Venezuelan stares at him while eating a banana….
by Jobu on May 15, 2008 12:25 PM CDT reply actions 10 recs
LOL. I can totally see it.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Better yet:
Jimmy, all suited up and ready to go, remarks to no one in particular, “Hey, guys, look: free bananas! This team rocks!”
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice...
Once Edmonds turns toward his locker, Big Z will drop the banana peels behind him for when he turns around
Wow, the banana jokes are flying fast and furious now!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
I just recommended your post, that was so funny
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
You know, now that I think of it...
...the Barrett/Zambrano fight turned out to be good for the team, right? Didn’t we go on a tear in wins?
Hell, let Zambrano go after Edmonds.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Actually, to split hairs,
it “turned our team around.” Turning us around now would be bad. Very bad.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
ROFL
Comedy!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 15, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone post a banana fanpost quick!
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
I reserve the rights
for Mr Bananagrabber, Baby Bananagrabber, and any other Bananagrabbber family character that might emanate therefrom.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh hai
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/uprgaded_ur_banazaz.jpg
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
I mean,
I guess it would just be a guy who you know, grabs bananas and runs. Or, um, a banana that grabs things. I don’t know. Why would a banana grab another banana? I mean, those are the kind of questions I don’t want to answer.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Edmonds, just give Zambrano a call and sort things out
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Until Z a-peel's this signing.
Count it!
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
We could always just...
...meet by the big yellow joint.
A little Afternoon Deelite?
Real sticky stuff.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Odds on a third straight leadoff HR?
Can’t be too great. Get your $$ in now!
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
How bout homering in 4 straight games?
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
Meanwhile
somewhere another dog is killed in BlueMikes neighborhood.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
He's strangely quiet today.
I have a theory that, every time Soriano homers, MDB[lueMike]NIU grows a little bit weaker. Like Superman succumbing to Kryptonite.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
nah
he’s more like Tinkerbell, but he gets off on people booing Soriano.
The more hrs Soriano hits, the fewer boos he gets.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Niiiiiiiice.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw Ronnie
Woo yesterday buying lottery tickets 111 and 222. Sadly he didn’t win so he’ll be out begging for money again today.
"To know that I know what I know, and that I do not know what I do not know. That is true knowledge" - Confucious as quoted in Walden
He never seems to lack the funds to gain access to Wrigley Field.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Can someone explain to me the Ronnie Woo hate?
Since I’m not in Illinois, I only make it to Wrigley 2-3x every year or two, and I’ve been to spring training a few times. I understand the man can be annoying, but what’s the big deal?
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Clearly, you've never stood next to him during any of those games.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Standing next to Ronnie is a horrifying experience. Idiots all around you copy the “Woo”-ing and it’s enough to make you crazy.
by HereComesASpecialBoy on May 15, 2008 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Hes obnoxious
Hes obnoxious and innappropriate.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Like a brother-in-law?
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
Man, who is this loser your sister married?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
It's almost as if he has no idea what's goin on around him
or he actually has no clue what’s going on around him. I just thank the good Lord I don’t get stuck next to him on the 3hr flight from Midway to Sky Harbor. lol now that would be enough to drive someone crazy
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Couldnt be worse
Peanuts – woo… in-flight movie-woo… flight attendant – woo
by chicagodave on May 15, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
n/t
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
by Lou In Blue on May 15, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
yes
I was lucky enough to sit in the RF bleachers sunday and he found 2 women he knew and sat with them for roughly 4 – 5 innings and everyone around them did the woo thing about 20 times.
On a side note every time I’ve seen him and he comes by my sec and the cubs are losing… they take the lead.
by chicagodave on May 15, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
So fans can't just
complain to security that he’s being a nuisance? Or is he given leeway because he’s a quasi-celebrity?
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
He gets a free pass...
He even gets in the players section during the Cubs convention. If only my parents could have dropped me on my head a few more times. lol j/k
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
So he essentially
gets free season tickets plus perks for being annoying? Maybe Brennaman was right. Joking, joking…
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I go the park
to watch the game. I can’t do that if I’ve got an air-raid siren going off in my ear.
He’s distracting, and silly. Let him go bother a minor league team. Hey! Maybe he’ll leave with the Padres! :P
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Ronny - Woo Woo
truth be told, has a mental illness. He truly suffers from a mental disability.
I do not sit in the bleachers often, but hear him from the Upper Deck. He is given much slack from most, scorn from many, and a free pass from management…going back to 1970.
He is part of the whole thing as is Ron Santo – who I cannot stand calling a baseball game – but like in many other ways.
maybe instead of
helping him get into the park, the team should help him get treatment.
I’m not without sympathy, and so far, I’ve seen him rarely enough to be really bothered by it, but it’s a distraction that really shouldn’t be allowed.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Comparing HWSNBN to Ron Santo? Ouch.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Only in that
it sort of comes with the whole environment until something changes – ahem – of a “next phase” of life nature.
Regarding Edmonds
It’s not so much that I hate him; I just think he is washed up and more than likely won’t help the team. However, I’m willing to see what he can do and hope that he turns out to be a great acquisition.
I disagree on Mariotti
I have already stated that i do not know whether I can even cheer for him. Will I be happy if he knocks a walk off HR? Sure. Will I cheer whole heartedly? NO WAY. Can’t do it. I despise him. I also think Hendry loses a tiny bit of credibility here. Here, he just dumped barrett bc of personality clashes w Z. He did so and Z seemed to thrive. So what do we do? Bring in some douche bag who ALSO rubs Z the worng way. And we do so in the midst of this team holding the 2nd best record in the majors.
I give Hendry a HUGENOURMOUS ??????????
This is a waste of time and money and yes Jim, it most certainly can have some negatives.
Oh and PS, way to NOT ask big Z whether he is okay with this. That sends a real supportive message to our ace.
Calm down.
I didn't know you were buddy buddy with Z and Hendry.
For all you know, he DID ask him. Calm the hell down. Lord.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
First off...
the “no checking with Z” was IN the article. Z was asked and he said “no comment”. Try reading the article first.
Joe…I am not “not cheering whole heartedly” because of his Cardinalness…it is because he is an absolute douche bag. I have him in the low end of the Bonds Category.
Calm down.
by Kinky Reggae on May 15, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
dude
you won’t cheer wholeheartedly for Edmonds cuz he used to be a cardinal?? he’s a Cub now.
how do you know big Z was not consulted? has that been reported?
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Edmonds just intro'd for the 1st time
WGN radio pre-game guy said the reaction was “mixed”, but it sounded like more cheers than boos to me.
maddux, of course, received quite an ovation.
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Yeah, just heard it, too.
I’d say it was a decidedly mixed reaction. Some polite claps but some audible boos, too. (As opposed to inaudible ones, which, let’s face it, don’t really do too much.)
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
The inaudible boo.
When you want to be defiant, but don’t want others to know it.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
Inaudiboo....
add it to the BCB dictionary.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone have an idea of the wind situation today?
Can’t get the game down here in the middle of hell.
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:06 PM CDT reply actions
You live here in St Louis too?
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
yup -- but about 25 miles east of the river
in Breese. Don’t ask why, i’m still trying to figure that out myself lol
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Same here.
Feel like a POW.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Tomorrow can't come fast enough.
Long lapses in WGN coverage kill me. Arrggh.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
Amen.
At least we get the added ESPN game on Monday.
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
wondering which announcers will get the call in that mon night game
i will most likely have the mute button taped down for those ESPN guys.
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
You know it.
And since St Louis stopped broadcasting WGN radio on 880 I’ve been listening to music during the games. At least my CDs don’t interrupt every five minutes for Yankees “news.”
Okay, "Wendy: hot and juicy redhead." Give this a try.
by neverAcquiesce on May 15, 2008 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Why do academic conferences always end in drunkeness?
It’s been a rough morning. Seeing Jim Edmonds in pinstripes did not aid my hangover recovery.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Gary, didn't know you were an academic
What discipline?
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Philosopher...in training.
To quote Comic Book Guy: “Oh, I have wasted my life…”
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
nice pull
Now, can you name Comic Book Guy’s real name?
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Gandhi
Not in my current state.
I’m pretty sure most of the important parts of my brain are coated with malted hops.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Really?
My dad’s a philosopher. I did a minor and college, figuring it’s a good fallback option in case the free jazz doesn’t work out. :-)
by John Q Freejazz on May 15, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Where's your dad teach?
See, that’s ironic because most of us are looking for fallbacks in case philosophy doesn’t work out! Seriously, the job market is pretty rough now. I’m not entering for a few years, but even the forecast is bleak.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Yeah
I had intended that as a joke…I mean, who that majors in jazz and minors in philosophy is concerned with a stable career and secure future? Nobody! Holla!
University of Rochester.
by John Q Freejazz on May 15, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice.
That’s a ranked program.
Too true about philosophy and jazz.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Yeah
My friends used to say I’d have philosophy to help me understand why I was broke.
UR is also where I did the philosophy minor. Some good professors.
by John Q Freejazz on May 15, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm a big free jazz fan
Chicago has a world class free jazz scene. It’s one of the reasons I moved here.
Yes
It’s an interesting scene. Of course coming from such a rich tradition including the Art Ensemble of Chicago, it makes sense. Nice to see the things that guys like Ken Vandermark and Hamid Drake have been doing.
by John Q Freejazz on May 15, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
love them both
and they in turn spawned a new generation—jeb bishop, fred lonberg-holm (although he’s not exactly next gen), there’s something every night.
Yes
I’d like to get back to Chicago. The last time I played there, at the Empty Bottle (back when Vandermark was running the weekly free jazz series), we had a great time, though the paucity of audience members led us to refer to it as the Empty Jazz Club.
by John Q Freejazz on May 15, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
The Bottle is an armpit of a bar but it’s my home away from home. It’s still the (old) Knitting Factory of Chicago, but I miss Vandermark and Corbett programming the jazz series.
Where else?
What are the other places these days? Velvet Lounge moved down the street, right?
by John Q Freejazz on May 15, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
yep
Velvet’s in new digs near the old ones. These days it’s the Hideout, Brown Rice (in Michael Zerang’s old spot), check out chi-improv@yahoogroups.com. It’s a good resource. Let me know if you come to town, I’ll buy you a beer.
Free JAzz
is not free anymore!
Have you tried to get into the Bottom Line or Iridium in NYC?! OR the Jazz Showcase?
It ain’t free! Even Fred Anderson’s place The Velvet Lounge, Mr. AACM, ain’t free!!
Free jazz
Yeah, NYC can be ridiculously expensive for seeing shows. Any of the “mainstream” Manhattan clubs are typically $25-30/set plus a 2-drink minimum. There are some other places though, like The Stone (John Zorn’s club), and some places in Brooklyn (Barbes) where it’s a little more reasonable.
by John Q Freejazz on May 15, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah. I hope to be writer in training in a year and a half.
That has much less zing than philosopher though.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
And by "zing"
you mean “possibility of making any real money,” I assume…
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
I'd be getting an MFA, not a PhD
In university terms that = goody! servant wages!
Easier for me to find freelance work though I suppose.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Excellent.
Philosophy degreed here. Deconstructionist, you? You haven’t wasted your life, a philosophy degree will allow you to do many things well. Besides, I’ll bet you are usually the most intelligent and even-keeled guy in the room.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on May 15, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
History of philosophy
Late modern-Nietzsche. I also dabble a bit in pragmatism and phenomenology.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
is that the thing
where you measure the bumps on my head?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
no, that was “phrenology.” Phenomenology, broadly construed, is the study of the basic structures of experience. Though that’s widely debated, even among phenomenologists.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
oh.
cause, frankly, I could use a good head massage.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I did my dissertation on Nietzsche...
Used to refer to myself in undergraduate as a “pos-mod”.
Jimmyeatworld
by Jimmyeatworld on May 15, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
I working on a paper on the meaning of existential propositions right now, but every time I get a little full of myself, I pull out Genealogy of Morals and read the preface as a reminder that it’s all crap. It keeps me level!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
What conference was that?
And how do I sign up?
by John Q Freejazz on May 15, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Hahahaha
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
2008 Gameday?
Anyone else notice the link takes you to the game preview page?
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
If you use the one on the article
it takes you to the right screen. Still in warmups
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
Click on the Gameday tab in between the preview tab and the Box score tab
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Thanks!
n/t
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Anytime.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air!!
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
I think the Messman reached back for a little extra on that one.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Every time I hear him sing I'm
amazed that the man was shot in the throat.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Oh, yeah. I've heard that story. That is amazing!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Hughes says wind blowing in
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
and...
they announce him in the lineup on the radio.
I cannot remove the sound of DOOM from my ears…
2008: The year we put it all together.
SWL
looks like our Howry Cow shirts on en route
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
i need you to hurry up now
cuz i cant wait much longer
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Maddux
I believe the onkly poor game that had this year was due to the fact that his start was pushed up a day. IIRC, the Padres played a 20 some odd inning game earlier in the week and because of that, Maddux was pushed up a day and couldn’t come out of the game in order to save the bullpen
Not that anyone cares, but I can’t see how the signing of Edmonds holds Pie back or blocks his development. He’ll get another shot and when the front office feels he’s ready for that shot, Edmonds will be released and Johnson will be the 4th outfielder.
I agree with Hendry that there’s no down side. If Edmonds doesn’t have anything left, then goodbye Edmonds and we’re back to the same place we were on Wednesday. No harm, no foul.
Formerly NO100
by jerry morales rules on May 15, 2008 1:22 PM CDT reply actions
Jim Edmonds is a Cub for now...
Sorry to sound a bit rude but….........
Deal with it. No sense is complaining and wasting energy over something you cant control.
All this Edmonds bashing is a little old.
The Time Is Now. [Chicago Cubs, '08]
Word. he's a cub, so i like him now
we’re essentially rooting for the uniform as seinfeld once pointed out.
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
I pray...
that he who shall not be mentioned proves the baseball world wrong. And I never pray.
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:22 PM CDT reply actions
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Just practicing for later….
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this -Oysterband
Derrek lee
is good at baseball
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
i like kanye, but not at wrigley
i think it should be only organ music
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
One pitch
One out
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Edmonds
I got to the party late here, but Ill give my 2 cents.
If having Edmonds in the line up makes the Cubs better , which It should (otherwise Hendry wouldnt have signed him) Then WELCOME TO WRIGLEY!
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
Good start!
c’mon Demp!!!
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:24 PM CDT reply actions
pitch count up to 3
with two outs….
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
a "mixed reaction"
more telling will be his 1st PA
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
He got booed a little bit, yes. There was a mixed reaction when his name was announced.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
everyone is saying mixed
but on my comp it certainly sounded like more cheers than boos. but certainly some boos. so it was mixed.
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
You can say that again.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
ha.
mixed
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Edmunds
playing shallower than Ron is used to seeing. Imagine our joy.
2008: The year we put it all together.
Sad coincidence.
Never thought that out of the two CF’s playing in a game including the Cubs, I’d want Jody Gerut.
Now that it’s out of my system, let’s go Jim!
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Nice inning for Demp!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Wiht his AL team, maybe.
Milwaukee just made him eminently more tradeable with that sweetheart deal he gave them. The kid is not to sharp.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Can we please spell the mans name right
E-D-M-O-N-D-S
Thank you
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
LOL....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
oh snap
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
I thought that looked funny.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
he's known as...
‘ballgame’ down here in hell. Feel free to bash that all u want.
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Ballgame? I think I'd prefer "Ed" over that.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Jimmy "ballgame"
is what he is referred to as in the STL Media. Don’t ask me where it came from. Joey Harrington got the same nickname when he played for the Lions.
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
And we all know how good Joey was, must be a great nickname.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
ballgame?
his nickname is “ballgame”?
what does that even MEAN?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
hopefully edmonds bats in the 1st inning
in the 6 hole
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Excellent, Smithers.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
CLASSIC!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Sweeet start
n/t
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
There goes Maddux' no-hitter
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
just selfishly raising his BA and OBP
personal stats
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
BWAHAHAAHAAH
Karma is real folks. We’re bashing MBDNIU as much as he bashes Soriano.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
and then he got selfishly
forced out in the DP.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Scrappy DP.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Blanco v. Maddux
When I saw Blanco’s name on the lineup card, I remembered how he used to be Maddux’s personal catcher and wondered if he had a line into the Professor’s mind and might be able to hit better against him. Lo and behold, his career line v. Maddog: .357/.357/.643
Interesting. I nominate Hank White to be pitching coach for the day.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
To be fair.
It really doesn’t matter how patient we get with Maddog. It’s not like pitch counts apply to him as much as other pitchers. The guy could probably throw 150.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
steal?
And that’s why he should have run on the first pitch
it’s Maddux!
Good point.
This Cubs team should have a field day on the basepaths with Maddux on the hill
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Really working to get that pitch count up huh....
4 pitches… lol
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Anxious much, Derrek?
He looked like he couldn’t wait to swing the bat…
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
northsider
you are like 2 secs ahead of the mlb audio wgn feed. stop ruining the suspense!!!
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Demp beating the hell out of the strikezone today
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Did he dive for the ball?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Maybe his nickname should be "the Human Hyphen" or maybe "the Hypenator".
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Funny the first time
Not really that funny the second time.
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
eh, it was kinda funny.
a few more times and i’ll agree with you
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Every party has a pooper, that's why we invited you!
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Here comes the fateful first AB.
I wonder how the crowd will react….
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Sheesh. Maddux and Dempster must have reservations somewhere.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
I was just goin to say something like that
I guess they realize the wind is blowing in so they are throwing strikes
"Very adroit in the outfield." - Lou, on Dome
That's a good point.
Probably feeling more comfortable taking chances in the zone.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
They all just want to see Edmonds bat...
Hence the low pitch counts
Those of us stuck at work...
...will need a very detailed description on the E-D-M-O-N-D-S reaction, please!
"And remember...
...it’s for posterity, so be honest.”
by Shawon O Meter on May 15, 2008 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Edmonds first put out..
Wonder if the claps were for Demp or Edmonds. I guess both could be an option. lol—takes some getting used to
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:37 PM CDT reply actions
30 Greg Maddux RHP
8 starts, 3-3, 3.60 ERA, 50 IP, 50 H, 5 HR, 8 BB / 26 SO
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Nice knock, Rammy!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Get some ducks on the pond
for E-D-M-O-N-D-S’ first K as a cub… ok I’ll be optimistic
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Well he can't hit high heat
but it’s Maddux. Heat is not an option
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
ramirez: double
dome: walk
edmonds: homer
let it be
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Anyone know
Fukudome’s career numbers vs. Maddux?.....
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
We're about to find out.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Hollywood now playing CF
Why not maybe he can catch some magic for us on the way to October….
Forget Pie ….... “K”orey’s clone…...
What is this I hear about Hauffpauer (Sp) playing outfield ?
by nimblenikelfoos on May 15, 2008 1:39 PM CDT reply actions
Hollywood?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Fukudome grounds to right side, Iguchi throws him out, Rammy to 3rd.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
another ground ball to the right side and we are winning
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Man on third, one away.
Get a damn run.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
I call SacFly...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:40 PM CDT reply actions
45% if you include the inaudiboos.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
very good ovation for edmonds
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
hughes: "
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Are you sure...
...that wasn’t actually Ronnie’s line? >8)
by Shawon O Meter on May 15, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
jim's
first chance as a cub – nice to hear a good ovation
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
hughes: "a warm, wrigley field welcome for edmonds"
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
get over it man
this could work
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
Fukudome set the bar pretty high
with his opening day performance…..
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Edmonds "scouting report"
Smart Hitter
Patient
Can he still go get ‘em
Thanks for stopping by, Bob.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
nope.
Maddux hit the bricks on the fly.
Edmonds gets a single. Meh.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Wild pitch, Ramirez out at home. Bounced off the bricks to the C.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
did he learn nothing from fontenot?
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
argh
sux
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Lucky bounce+bad break from third=Ramirez out at home.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
bad play at home followed by a single...always happens, doesn't it?
Can't quiet THE RIOT! (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on May 15, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
OMGEdmondsismymostfavoritecubplayerever.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
argh
ballgame should have 1 RBI in 1 AB. too bad. welcome to chicago!
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Ah MAN!
Could have been his first RBI! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh we’re cursed lol j/k
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:43 PM CDT reply actions
DAMN IT!!!!!!
dude nice going, a-ram – but hey good AB for edmonds
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
You are really going to fault Ramirez for that?
gimme a break
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Haven't heard,
but I’d guess Hoffpauir or Murton
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Jay should play in traffic
I like how Marrioti makes it out to be something only cubs fan would do by cheering for a guy that once played against them. What a turd. Any teams fan in any sport should cheer for a guy if he produces. Not like he was burning american flags last time we saw him.
by louisiana lumberman on May 15, 2008 1:44 PM CDT reply actions
no way
does this show respect/honor felt for playing with the cubs?
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
It's got to...
...make him feel good to do that vs. the Pads.
by Shawon O Meter on May 15, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm strangely ok with it as well
hey if the best fans in baseball get behind him, he could shock the baseball world. Or not. lol
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Mariotti...
Is a friggin’ TOOL.
Always has been. Always WILL BE.
---
Wait a minute... who am I here?
You think he's...
...more like a band saw, or a pipe wrench?
by Shawon O Meter on May 15, 2008 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Well he can't be a Top Of Order Lefty...
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Here is my daily
rant on how much of a poor play by play guy Pat Hughes is…...A LITTLE DOWN THE RIGHT FIELD LINE.foul aggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
That was for you
He just did it again on the liner to center.aghhghhghghghghg
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
i disagree
That wild Cubs v. Sox play last year with interference and Angel Pagan running wild on the bases. Hughes was the only guy on radio or TV who could explain what just happened. I loves me some Pat & Ron.
But to each his own.
by louisiana lumberman on May 15, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
oh i love Pat 95% of the time
but his overzealousness (is that a word?) on foul balls and routine pop flys is over the top at times.
In Pat's defense...
...you have to bear in mind that he’s watching the game live from about seven stories up. He can’t predict what’s going to happen. I’m sure if you or I were to do play-by-play, neither of us could do much better. I guess what I’m saying is, it’s probably a lot harder than it looks…er, I mean, sounds.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
RONNY!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Hoffpauir should be coming up if Ward lands on the DL
"I guess you had some lean years, and didnt have to beat it hard" - Craig Sager
Maddux probably threw that wild pitch on purpose
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
2
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
woo wooo!
this could still be a big inning – was it quade who sent aram?
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
Yah, a play...
...like that is the player’s instinct.
If they wait around to be told what to do, they’d be out by a mile.
Oh, wait… >8)
by Shawon O Meter on May 15, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
pat hughes just metioned Cubs have best OBP in all of baseball.
Let’s hope they keep it going all season.
Can't quiet THE RIOT! (www.riotshirts.com)
Blanco lines to CF, Gerut dives and makes the catch. Inning over.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
E-D-M-O-N-D-S is jealous
third time is funny
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Where was that when he was here?
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Gerut
robs Hank of a hit.
A centerfielder who can dive? Whodathunkit…
2008: The year we put it all together.
Just wait...
i bet ours dives before the 5th inning.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
dives, or dies?
:P
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow
I read that wrong. “I bet ours dies before the 5th inning.” I was thinking jesus he’s not that old…..
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
I can pick up PBP, if anyone needs it...
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Usually does for the first inning or so
Then he normally settles down, which makes me angry we didn’t cash that run in.
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
you got that right
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by RIOTSHIRTS.com on May 15, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
It's generally tough to have a double, two singles, and no double play...
...and still fail to cash in a run.
It takes special baserunning to do that...
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Not for the Chicago Cubs.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
It usually doesn't last that late into the second if he's got his stuff for the day.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
We shall see
hope your right!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
and nothing to show for it :(
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
1 down. Carlin (sp) K's
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
btw
i thought edmonds had a pretty good AB per gameday – anyone confirm/deny?
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
Any AB you can walk/run away from...
and not end up in the dugout…is a good one.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Maddux grounds to third. Two down.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Thank you to those posting the PBP....
this Cub fan in San Diego appreciates it. Stupid blackouts.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:53 PM CDT reply actions
here here
in Denver…. stupid bosses…
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Gerut grounds to short. On tot he bottom of three. Cubs 0, Padres 0
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Dempster...
must have hot date…
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:54 PM CDT reply actions
incredible
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
Dempster, Soriano, and Theriot due up for the Cubs
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
That should go...
single
HR
double
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Demp is rolling...
does the Soulja Boy all the way to the dugout. Whatever Mariotti
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 1:55 PM CDT reply actions
yeah, i think soulja boy...
is better seen at Bears games. but that would require mariotti to ask a question or two before penning his column.
This is Hughes worst inning so far
Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeese its just a grounder
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
And here I was...
...thinking you’d already done your daily rant, Ham. >8)
by Shawon O Meter on May 15, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha, ill be out of town this weekend
so I have 3 left.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Just watch this "How To" video...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
He was doing through the first 6 innings
but then the wheels came off
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
Demp grounds to third. Nice scoop by Gonzalez. 1 out.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Soriano grounds to third. Two away.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
What a Hawkesque call....
Len made on Demp’s groundout. Yes I know he was kidding, but it was still weird.
Theriot k's looking on a nasty pitch. Three outs. Cubs 0, Padres 0
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Pitcher's duel.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 1:58 PM CDT reply actions
demp only had 24 through 3
Can't quiet THE RIOT! (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on May 15, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
we may have missed our big chance
mad dog looks like he’s settled in
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
Yep.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Somehow a WILD PITCH made Maddux stronger.
That’s so…Greg Maddux.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
He probably beat up a player and hurt his hand.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Iguchi stands in.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Iguchi grounds to short. 1 out.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
it's teh extra facial hair
slows him down just a tad.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I think CSN may have a promo writer who's in love...
with Ryan Theriot. That last promo said “Watch Ryan Theriot & the Cubs take on the Pirates this weekend…”
Not anymore..
the new guys batting a thousand…haha
I can see why SD has the record they do.
they don’t exactly strike fear in your heart with that line up. Lucky for them the Giants are in their division.
Donahue to sing TMOTTBG
tomorrow: Sally Jesse Raphael.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
No idea. I was kidding about her...
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
im sure shes
bitching out a pregnant woman somewhere.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Giles K's llooking. 2 away.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
on 37 pitches in 4 innings!
Can't quiet THE RIOT! (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on May 15, 2008 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Gonzalez K's. 3 outs. On tot he bottom of 4, Cubs 0, Padres 0
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Demp pwned Gopnzalez. That was sweet.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Easy for you to say!
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
I was.
BTW, this plate of crow tastes wonderful.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
What has gotten into Dempster?
He’s been incredible, never would have guessed that.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
HGH?
n/t
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
He's been better so far than he's ever been as a player...
His hit rate is downright phenomenal.
I don't see his hit rate being sustainable...
...but even should it regress to the mean, you’re looking at a 3.98 ERA.
The big thing to look out for is his HR rate – it’s at .086 HR/FB right now, and that should start to trend up as it gets to be summer at Wrigley. His K/BB rates are very nice, though.
It's almost certainly not sustainable..
But that’s had a LOT to do with his success so far. I agree that he’s still pitching better than he has in arguably any point in his career, irrespective of the hit rate. A 3.98 ERA in Wrigley is probably still as good or better than his best year in Miami.
There are sampling issues, of course...
...but while it’s hard to see him pitching this well all season, it’s getting difficult for me to see him pitching as poorly as his biggest critics predicted before the season. Even normalizing his HR/FB out to the league average gives you a 4.28 ERA. Had you promised me that before the season I’d’ve been thrilled.
former All-Star remember?
Glad he’s back to his same ol tricks as a starter. What a boost for the rotation
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
think we'll lead the league in k's?
for like the 6th year?
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
Dempster has been a revelation
Even the game he lost - five unearned runs against Cincinnati - he should have won.
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 15, 2008 2:06 PM CDT reply actions
With Lilly's back-to-back double digit K games
looks like the whole rotation is clicking.
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
yeah
is it fair to say demp is that legit #2 we’ve been begging for?
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
I'd still argue that he's our #3.
If the playoffs started next week, I think we’d go Z-Lilly-Demp.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Lee starting to chase that outside pitch.
Not good.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Lee grounds to third. 1 out.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
what is his problem right now?
maybe he hit too many dingers and got away from his stroke to hit more?
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
Base knock for Rammy. Right up the middle.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
time for an edmonds shot onto sheffield
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by RIOTSHIRTS.com on May 15, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Base hit Dome. Again up the middle. Rammy to second.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Acquired so fast you'll freak.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Edmonds bounces into DP.Inning over.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
boo! drop him!
Can't quiet THE RIOT! (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on May 15, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
and edmonds w/another chance
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
BOOOOO
Hisssss! :) Crap, send him back
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Fans giving Edmonds a bit of the business there....
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Guys have a lot longer leash once they've gotten to actually like a guy.
We’re all used to loathing him, and all expecting the worst because, well, that’s what he played like in San Diego. It’ll take time for him to get fans to warm up to him, and only if he hits.
Yeah....and I'm a little concerned
about the attitude towards him in the clubhouse…
Rolling out the red carpet for him like this and giving him the instant nod over Reed could possibly have adverse effects….
And I stress the “possibly” part.
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
I wouldn't worry about that.
Everyone knows that Johnson was brought in to be the short half of a platoon and a fourth outfielder, and that Edmonds is being brought in to be the other half of the platoon. Nobody’s taken anyone’s job here but Pie’s.
True.
But Reed has turned out to be better than I think anyone expected and playing very solid, in the filed and at the plate.
And bringing in someone that was hated in the past and not even make him have to earn the play time he gets….
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
err....field.
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
Reed has actually played exactly as well as you could expect...
...and I really don’t understand this notion that he’s played very well at all. He’s a good fourth outfielder, maybe, but it’s pretty clear he’s not a starter.
And we, the fans, hated him, maybe. I seriously doubt anyone not named Zambrano on the roster dislikes him, and there are a few like Marquis that are happy to have him. He’s a guy brought in to try and help this team make the playoffs and win ballgames. And when you’re winning, the chemistry tends to be there. I don’t see THIS as being the problem with having Edmonds here.
Reed has actually played exactly as well as you could expect
Yeah right….that’s why he was cut just before the season started by a team looking for offense.
Yeah right.
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
You and I value baseball offense very differently.
You seem to think that Reed Johnson is hitting well. He isn’t. A .256/.343/.331 batting line is almost replacement level hitting, even at a position like center field where defense is at a premium.
You're right
I tend to appreciate the timing of hits and the ones that put runs on the board or win games.
Not the hits that simply stack up stats.
And as far as defense – Johnson is playing as well as anyone out there.
"I'm retiring to the bedroom to finish this one up. I have tried the floor, both couches, and the recliner and haven't found the lucky spot." - Cribbs463
and well they should.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
hmmm...
good w/the bad i guess
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
Hes 1-2
Hes hitting .500 if you are going to say that about one at bat look at both 1-2
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
Agreed...
I’ll give him more than two AB…
Right, its an audition
give him like 4 weeks.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
actually
I’m not interested in that. He’s not a rook. He’s supposed to be able to come in right away and make a difference.
So far, that’s not happening. I’ll give him till the end of the game. And I don’t care if that’s unfair.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
no, it's not
is there a run on the board? Has he saved a game by catching a ball over the top of the wall?
No.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Because we're all so easy on the rest of the team?
This guy is supposed to be an improvement.
Where’s the improving?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
you're being rediculous.
listen. Edmonds is my least favorite player in the majors(still). and in my opinion we should give him a bit of time before we judge him. but if you want to see a difference right away. he’s batting .500, so by your standard he’s making a difference. it’s too bad he hit in DP but thats going to happen.
Batting average doesn't matter
runs knocked in, plays made. So far, nothing.
I recognize that it’s a bit irrational of me to feel this way, but so far, this guy has done NOTHING Pie couldn’t do.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha so what happens if he goes
2-4 today…..is the job his.lol
Come on, its an audition to see if he is ‘done’ or not. Also, so far, he should have an RBI if Rammy doesnt get screwed.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip
the job is already his.
doesn’t mean he should get ANY slack.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Hell, it's not like I wanted the guy...
...and I’m still not optimistic about this, but four at-bats tells you almost NOTHING about a player, especially if you’re looking only at the results.
I know that.
I’m just not prepared to cut him any slack either.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
It tells me how he looks in our uniform
Its like Benedict Arnold wearing Army Green.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Just tuned in and
Edmonds in Blue is absolutely nauseating. disgusting.
That is all.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Kouzmanoff stands in.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
And so it begins...
lol oh to be at wrigley today
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 2:14 PM CDT reply actions
Pie Comment
“At least Pie would have struck out…”
That made me laugh and sad at the same time.
---
Wait a minute... who am I here?
Fans are really rowdy.
I don’t know if it’s about Edmonds or not, announcers aren’t saying…
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
What are they chanting?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
It was alternating booing and something else. it's stopped now.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
"Felix Felix Felix"
''As long as he doesn't talk World Series, I'm happy.'' Lou Piniella on Ronny Cedeno.
by CubsBullsBears on May 15, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
And What Does the Survery Say?
ding ding ding – edmonds it is
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
...UP UP UP...
....to live in this town, you must be tough tough tough…
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Flyout to RF. 1 out. Ball really carrying to right.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Anybody notice that little flip of the glove that Dempster
does when he delivers? It’s funky little hand motion he does with his glove hand on wind up.
he does that on every pitch. Helps him get a better grip
on some of his pitches…
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
He does it to avoid tipping his splitter.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
First noticed it last outing
Supposed to disguise his hand placement on the ball.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Another flyout to RF. 2 down.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Dodgers plate 6 in the 7th against Sheets.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Thought: Yes.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Another ex-Card, Gary Bennett hits 3 run HR for Dodgers.
Maybe it’s ex-cards day.
Nice play by CEDENO! 3 outs. On to the bottom of 5
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
53 pitches
for Demp. Not terrible.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
1Dec's got the range!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
not watching....does Dempster look as sharp as the box score indicates?
Felix Pie must play everyday!
i think everyone should remember
if not for a-ram’s base running, edmonds would have us leading this game
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
You mean if not for the hard rebound of the ball? Quit blaming bs on people.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
sorry
that is what i meant
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
why didn't he
tell Rammy to stay?
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really Rammy’s fault the ball bounced back.
by HereComesASpecialBoy on May 15, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Provus just said...
Z and Edmonds hugged today pre-game and were playing the past up as a joke…
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Ha ha...I wouldn't put it past Big Z...
...if the whole “no comment” thing was a practical joke he was playing on the media.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Len and Bob
also said that Z and Edmonds had talked and Z apologized to him for hitting him back in 2004 or whenever it was. Z said he was a little immature back then. Sounds like it’s over for them and we need to let it go too.
Didn't they also
hug for the cameras today too? Thought I heard L&B say that they did twice just to make sure it was duly noted (although I wondered if Lou had orchestrated that bit)
its totally orchestrated....but it shows that Z is willing do what it takes and bury the hatchet
..and thats all that matters…
Felix Pie must play everyday!
Move your reservations up
this game is flying….
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Can you hit "reply" to reply?
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Cedeno stands in
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
WOW
Scratch that earlier comment – only 53 pitches through 5. Nice job (so far) Demp.
---
Wait a minute... who am I here?
Base hit for Ronny! Goes the opposite way, too.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
good call!
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Cedeno to thrid on a well executed hit-and-run with Blanco. 1st and third, no outs!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Where did it go?
And I thought it was wood…
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
He was just in a minnie slump
1 for his last 10.
I think Edmonds had it, brought it with him from San Diego. possibly
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
It was a hit-and-run, not a straight steal.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Hank White
Hit and Run!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
I <3 Run and hits
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
BASE HIT DEMP!1-0 CUBS!!!!!!!!!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
DEMP GETS A HIT!
1-0 cubs! Helping himself! Three hits in a row!
2008: The year we put it all together.
Dempster
helping out his own cause! 1-0 Chubbies
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
MDBNIU punches a kitten as Sorinao gets a hit.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
LOL, I like this.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Demp's like, "F**k this, I'll do it myself."
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by daver on May 15, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
lol!
Now, he needs to start catching line-drives… :D
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Dempster is doing a better impression of Maddux...
than he does of Harry.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions
Hit parade continues!
Soriano!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Bases jacked, no outs.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Donde esta el MBDNIU ahora???????
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
Palabra a su madre.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
LOL. I don't speak Spanish...
...but I think I know what this means.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions
I've miss the first hour
What happened? How’d we score?
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
This page was a lot easier
to navigate during the 1st hour…..no one was scoring
Now imagine if Dome was batting 2nd...with the bases loaded right now.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:27 PM CDT reply actions
I can see it now...
He takes 2 pitches…
He fouls off a pitch…
He takes a strike…
He fouls off two more pitches..
Wait… it’s getting foggy…]
He fouls off another 2 pitches…
... fog closing in…
What happens? How does it end?
THERIOT!
"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk
Theriot pops to short right, Bl;anco tags and scores anyway. 2-0 Cubs
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
1st and 2nd, 1 away.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
BASE HIT DERREK!!!
DEMP AND SORI SCORE!!!!!!!!!! 4-0 CUBS!!!!!!!!!!
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
D-LEE
Doubles!!
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Derrek Lee...
slump over.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:30 PM CDT reply actions
he really needed that
been scuffling a bit lately
Maddux may be done for the day.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions
Double Switch coming for SD
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Gameday's gonna have a hell of a time
with these highlight vids
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
Warming u in the Pads 'pen
Some guy with a 27.00 ERA. Doesnt get betetr for them does it?
by californiachicagoan on May 15, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions
Dempster now hitting .176/.176/.176 on the season.
He’s not a Ted Lilly or Big Z at the dish, at least not yet.
Whoa. Weird numerical symmetry there.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Ah, I see. Not so weird then, I guess
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
One of my favorite lines from Dempster was when...
...he told an interviewer, “I hit for average. I mean, I hit for AN average.” Cracks me up every time.
Already every player in the lineup...
with either a hit or an RBI. eight of the nine have hits. And we’re only in the 5th.
Maddux is out of the game
He gets a nice hand. But I’m glad we lit him up.
2008: The year we put it all together.
Perhaps the last time
Maddux pitches at Wrigley.
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 15, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Giggidy Giggidy
atta boy D Lee!!!!
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions
now there's a pickup
I wouldn’t mind. Put him in the pen, but still.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I honestly don't know off the top of my head.
I’d have to look at a few things before I could even begin to answer that question.
based on his performance thus far,
i’d love to have him in our rotation. i see no reason to place him the pen, that’s all.
I'd start me over Marquis.
OT: I have SARS.
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
no, I'd start Marshal over Marquis. And Lieber.
And maybe Gallagher.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Maddux has a nice ERA so far...
...at 3.60. But you have to remember that an average pitcher at Petco would have an ERA of 3.85. I’m convinced that you could get a batting tee out there and it would post an ERA south of 7 if you used it as a short reliever. In Wrigley, with the wind blowing out, his numbers would look a lot different. Heck, look at today.
fair enough...
and for what its worth, i think Lou would rather have the veteran starting over a couple 1st/2nd year players going down the stretch of a pennant race. I can’t see a scenario to move him to the pen, however.
Who close to a HR was Lee's double?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions
Not at all.
Liner through the infield, the bounced all the way to the wall.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Not at all
It was a low liner that rolled all the way to the wall.
by Not Bruce Froemming on May 15, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Gameday must only show where the ball ends up...the red dot is right on the wall.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Cory Provus=runs
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose." Marty Brennaman
always
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
They showed Greg their O face?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
woohoooo
adios Maddux!!
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Double Switch:
Hairston in for McAnulty in LF, Henn on for Maddux.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
of course, that won't be picked up by brennaman.
that’s why you will only hear about the bad stuff about the fans…
Can someone please tell me
how A-Ram was “out at home” earlier? On a cell phone now…
He tried to score from 3rd on a wild pitch...
the ball hit the brick on the fly and bounced back to the catcher in time to get him.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Dome getting an IBB
men on 1st and 2nd, one out.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
The Dome-nation Continues!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:35 PM CDT reply actions
Guarantee:
Almonds doesn’t dribble into a DP here.
Padres slapping Edmonds in the face two days after releasing him.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Edmonds flies to deep CF. 3 outs.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
up 4-0
im ok with the wind blowing in
game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)
Can you two sing in harmony, too?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Thats 4 LOB
for Edmonds
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Are you capt. of this parade? Just so I know for reference later.
"Anything under 5 pitches is a bad at-bat."
This thread is moving like molasses in winter.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Yeah, mine, too. It's driving me crazy.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
why?
must cub games be going on when i have a final in 45 minutes? Obviously they are more important, but it is a little frustrating
Re: more important
You mean Cubs games right?
"In all the categories that you pay the most attention to, except the loss column, we're doing very well" - Jim Hendry
there's alot of days where that ball is gone
not bad against a lefty.
BBWAA's name should be changed to "Power in the hands of Fools"
Yeah, sounds like he hit the ball hard. That's what matters.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
newly signed Braun goes yard
6-2 Braves over Brewers
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
I don't read good.
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
The good news for the Padres...
Henn’s ERA drops to only 19.29 after that 2/3 of an inning.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:38 PM CDT reply actions
Sounds like Henn's really been pecked this season.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
At least he didn't lay and egg today.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Carlin K's. 1 out. Nast slidepiece from Demp.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Hairston flies to deep left center. 2 away.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Did Jimmy dive for it?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
A great point indeed!
n/t
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Gerut stands in.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
maddux gives up 11 hits and Demp...
only 1 so far. It is good to bleed blue that’s for sure
I'm kind of a big deal
by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions
Just got home, glad to see this score.
Lets take 3 of 4.
by GateCity, VA Cubs Fan on May 15, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions
Pitching around Gerut?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions
No.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Gerut walks. Iguchi to the dish.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
how about Onedec....
he is doing nothing but hitting
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
Everyone is hitting
but still good to see
by californiachicagoan on May 15, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't Jump!!!
n/t
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
4 run lead = non-save situation
And yout know what Demps does in non-save situations
by californiachicagoan on May 15, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Iguchi K's. 3 outs. Someone go get malicedoom off the ledge.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Demp for Prime Minister
n/t
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
Prime Minister then?
What do they have up there?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Z for Pres, Demps for Veep, Lilly for head of Corrections.
by californiachicagoan on May 15, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
You dont actually think Chavez runs Venezuela do you?
I’m sure there is a big portrait of Z hanging in the Presidential office.
by californiachicagoan on May 15, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Dempster has been incredible....
nothing else to really say
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
Is Dempster pitching angry because he's batting 9th again?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 15, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions
I dunno. Some birdbrain.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
Former Yankee
Pads got him this year.
"What a great call! Your doing a fantastic job, but people expect me to come out here and be upset. So I'm gonna kick some dirt, you understand?" - Lou Pinella
So far, Dempster
is pitching better than I ever imagined in my wildest dreams in 2008.
The suirprise story in the NL, imo. Again, to date in the new season…
Big ERA
Think we can do some more against that 20.5 ERA
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
69
uh huh hu huh
Can't quiet THE RIOT! (www.riotshirts.com)
by RIOTSHIRTS.com on May 15, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
when will the new thread be up....
grumble grumble grumble
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
Its up
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/5/15/509895/overflow-thread-cubs-vs-pa#comments
"When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws, only catapults." --Demetri Martin
Over flow up.
PBP going over there.
"I've always felt that starting pitching is the most important part of the rotation." - Joe Morgan, Sunday Night Baseball 8-12-07
Question:
Who’s the current “MVP” of the Cubs so far this year???
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Wait a minute... who am I here?
I'd have to go with Zambrano...
But you could make an argument for Lee, Soto, and Fukudome as well. Dempster’s not far behind.
Dome
but you might want to repeat this on the overflow thread, which will have lots more peoples to answer…
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'd say Soto or Zambrano...
now that I think more about it, I’ll go with Soto, too.
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